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Ohio Lottery Did Not Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates: Study
A new study says Ohio's Vax-a-Million lottery did not have a significant impact on COVID-19 vaccination rates.

A new study says Ohio's Vax-a-Million lottery did not have a significant impact on COVID-19 vaccination rates.

As vaccination rates slow statewide, Gov. Mike DeWine says he wants to move into a new phase of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The next school year will see students and teachers back in classrooms completely.
Ohio is now averaging fewer than 50 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 residents.
More than half of Ohio adults have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, the Ohio Department of Health reports.
Ohio's mask mandate and social distancing guidelines are no more.
As Ohio's statewide mandate is lifted, unvaccinated Ohioans are still asked to wear masks in public.
Week two of the $1 million lottery giveaway saw more than 450,000 more Ohioans register for a chance to win.
All of the Buckeye State's COVID-19 health mandates will be removed this week.
A COVID-19 vaccination clinic was held recently at Lorain County Jail.
The Wolstein Center was Ohio's first COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic. It will cease operation June 7.
Ohio has issued new guidance on when kids need to isolate after a COVID-19 exposure.
Vaxxin' on the River is part of the popular Rocking on the River series.
Ohioans will learn who the first winner of the state's Vax-a-Million lottery was this week.
Find out how many people have registered for the lottery, which counties have seen the biggest increase in vaccination rates, and more.
Ohio will lift all health requirements on June 2, but the mask mandate has already been lifted for vaccinated residents.
COVID-19 vaccinations are up more than 25 percent since Ohio's $1 million Vax-a-Million lottery was announced.
Since Ohio's controversial lottery program was announced, interest in vaccines has increased rapidly.
Gov. Mike DeWine amended Ohio's health orders, allowing vaccinated Ohioans to immediately stop wearing masks in public.
The leaders of the Ohio Department of Health and Ohio Lottery detailed the upcoming $1 million giveaways.
Both pharmacy chains will provide Pfizer vaccines to Ohioans as young as 12.
The state's first mass vaccination clinic will begin vaccinating people as young as 12 on May 18.
Children in Ohio can begin receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week.
To spur vaccination rates in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine announced the state will hold five drawings for $1 million prizes.
And you can win $1 million for getting vaccinated.
Ohioans can get the one-shot COVID-19 vaccine starting May 11.
If you're vaccinated against COVID-19, and are exposed to someone with the virus, you no longer have to quarantine.
High school students should get a COVID-19 vaccine before the school year ends, Lorain County Public Health officials said.
Cuyahoga County has one of the 10 worst COVID-19 case rates in Ohio.
Lorain County has one of the 20 worst COVID-19 case rates in Ohio.
Officials suspect the B.1.1.7 UK virus strain is spreading from Michigan into northern Ohio.
Of Ohio's 88 counties, Lorain County has the 14th worst rate of COVID-19 spread, the Ohio Department of Health announced Thursday.
Of Ohio's 88 counties, Cuyahoga County has the fourth worst rate of COVID-19 spread, the Ohio Department of Health announced Thursday.
The Buckeye State is seeing a steady increase in new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
As health officials investigate extremely rare adverse reactions to the J&J vaccine, Ohio leaders want vaccination programs to continue.
The pharmacy chain is offering free COVID-19 tests at nearly 70 locations in Northeast Ohio.
The B.1.1.7 UK strain of COVID-19 will become the dominant version of the virus in Ohio in weeks, an Ohio medical official said.
Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohio leaders will use federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay off unemployment insurance debt.
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New health mandates dropped restrictions on outdoor events in Ohio.